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. specification.

. i'ices tothe bristles,

Y ings being a preferred embodiment of this Bossier eoivnoiv, or, Baooknviv, ivnwvlc'niti.v i i Applicaiiciiija Januaryiniezi.' serial Nofifiaiiae.`

To allcwii'omrlt may concern:

r Be.. it yknown that I, ROBERT CoNDoN, a

citizen of the Unitedl States, and resident of 216 Highland Place, Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofzNew York, have invented certain new and 'useful'lniprovenients inv Brushes, of which the/following is" a This invention "relates lgenerally 'to iiii` proveniente in :brushes and `particularlyto liquid feeding brushes.`

Y, The primary'cobject of this inventionis to provide Va simple, eiiectiveand vefficient y liquid feeding brush especially adapted for the printers andv lithographers trade and alliedl trades, to vbe used `forthe purpose of cleaning forms, cuts, type andthe like;

Another object of this inventionfis to'prolvide in` sucha device a suitable liquid con-` tainer and a bristle carrying member or holder having bristles secured therein, vthe said bristle vholder-,beingy provided 'with a plurality of orifices or perforations, a central distributingcavity,` andl channels .connecting the orifices with'the central distrib-v uting'cavity.' 1 n j A further 'objectxof' thisinvention to provide in such'a device valve and valve operating means secured within. the container .orreceptacle wherebyv the liquid to' bey con-.

tained in the receptacle maybe ,allowed to lpass from the -receptaclesthrough the. ori- 'A still furthe-r object ofthis'invention is 'to provide. in such a device side-members or plates resiliently andV releasably secured .to' the brush/adapted tobeadjust'ed horizonlowing description together with the accom' panying drawings forming part of vthis' specilication, the said descriptionand drawinvention.

In the drawings: Y Fig 1 illustrates a longitudinal section of this invention. l ,A

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of .the bottom I Y Suprecication of Letters,'Iateiit. l

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, cap 20, and1 at itsjother end *with` an orifice or perforation 21,"within-whichis secured-the .packing 22.; i i r l Y The bottom: 23 offco-ntainer llvis attached,

' .portion `Y24,@ (see Figs `2) lthe. latter f. being providedwitha central aperture 25. .Raised-,ffY A portion'y 24 extendsffupwardly surrounding v I -The valvefl4 ismushroom-shaped, the' .lower part 2S of whichv is adapted to slidablyv '.14 is inj'closed position. f if ofa liquid container `forming a of this I invention."

Fig. 3V'is a `perspective view'of-the bristle. carryingv member or holder. forming a part of this invention..

,Fig.' 4illustrates alongitudinal section of l a valveand .a valve operatingfmeans (in i position) `forming a part ofi this invention, .I f

feeding brush consisting;4 generally' of a 13, alvalve V14 fand a yvalve operating means 15,and adjust-able side-members 16.11

.The container 11 'hasia curved topl? .ter-4' minatin'gl in.l fiat sides118 although ,any other suitable, 'shape 'may' be used. The `top'. lli's provided' Aatfone. end vwithan Ainl'et'19ythe outer .end of which is engagedV by a-s'uitable liquid tight, thereto by'any suitablenieans and in such manner that'the'iiat si`des18` extend somewhatv below'- bottomA4 23 thereby leaving', suiicient fsurface n on,y v,eachv side to v i, whichbristlef 'carrying'member 12-m`ay be attached; yThe-said` bottom isprovided'at theend near'perforation 21 with"=afraised.

aperture i' 2.5,v` as shown. at 26, `thereby pro'- vid-ing asvalve-seatforvalve 14.

engagefthel wallv surrounding centralaperture 25 the upper `part/ or lhead29. being in closed contact with valve seat'27 'when valve Attached, to. lower part. 28 of'tvalve- 14, by

means-of'pin-;30,:is.oneeiidfoftension :spring 31, the other endof the latter being attached 1 1 Y by'. suitable nieans not shown, to bottom 23 of container 11. Byy means `of this spring valve 14 is resiliently secured within'aperture 25 and kept normally in closed position@ The valve operating means comprises a lever arrangement 32 fulcruined at 33 on lug 34, the latter vbeing seemed, to certains 11, 'lhelower end. et

Av1-staal i Fig. illustratesa portion-oa side-plate 1 forl memberV with securing means-.used in this invention. Y v 'f .v In the drawings therejis disclosed a liquid 70 liquid `containei'f`-for:.receptacle 11,-Aa bristle carrying finember 12 provided-withbristles see Figs. 1 and 2) 110 vided at its end adjacent raised portion .24-

of bottom 23 with a plurality of orifices or perforations 36, a central distributing cavity 37 disposed directly under valve .14 and a plurality of channels or grooves 3 8 cpnnecting the orifices with the central distributing cavity. Fig. 3 shows a particular arrangement of the grooves and channels, some of the channels connecting some of the grooves together, while others connect directly with the central distributing cavity. However, be it understood that the inventor does not desire to be limited toi that particular ar! rangement disclosedin the drawings, .any other arrangement adapted to serve thepurpose being` contemplated.V A

The sideplat`es or inein'bers 16 are dis# posed at opposite ends of the brush and are independent of each other. These-side-plates or members are shaped preferably as shown in Figures 1 and 5 of the drawings and have formed in their upper ends 39 vertical slots *40,l preferably two in each member, said sideplates being provided with extensions 40 projecting partially Valong the longitudinal sides. Securedto sides 18 of container 11 are the threaded pins 41. The side-members 16 releasably engage pins 41 through slots 40, the said side'members being resiliently secured on the pins by means of springs 42 disposed between sides 18 of container 11 and the side-members and the nuts 43. V ertical adjustment is made effective by slots 40 of the side-members and horizontal adjustment by operating nuts 43.V

Gperationz The liquid, for instance benzine, is poured into container 11 through inlet I19. lVh'en it is desired to use the brusl1,'nob\35 is pressed down thereby opening valve The liquid 'flows through the valve into cavity 37 from whence it distributes itself through the various channels 38 and enters Yorifices 36 thereby inoistening bristles 13 at the front ofthebrush.

By turning nuts 43 side-members 16 are lcaused to bear, more or less, upon the bristles, thereby preventing the latter from spreading. Y It is preferable to permanently 14. Then by adjusting the side-member V nearest to the valve, the bristles under oriiices 3G-are flexed-the fle/Xingy actionl diminishing in intensity from the end of the brush-thereby assuring the said bristles. being 'sati'irated by the liquid leaving the oriices.

When the bristles under the oriiices are flexed and thereby crowded or congested-by the means just mentioned, the flow of the liquid after leaving the oriiices is retarded, the magnitude of saidy retardation :being dependent upon the lateral pressure of the sidepla-te nearest the orifices, upon the bristles.

The front portionof the ybrush,namely, where the valve is located, is used to inoisten the object and `loosen thedirtV therefrom, while the remainder ofthe brush is used to finally clean it. lf the bristles become' worn the slots in the side-niembers permit of the latter being raised suciently, so as to make the bristles effective again.

My device may be used in the printing, lithography, and allied arts,in the tailoring, cleaning and alliedtrades and also for domestic purposes. i

Be it understood that the `inventor. shall not be limited to the particular construction described above and therefore reserves for himself the right to make alterations, amendments and changes vconsistent with his idea. Having thus described the inventioinwhat is claimed is:

1. The combination with a liquid feeding brush rprovided with a container, of sideV I to engage thebristles, said side-members being resiliently secured to the brush and adapted tobe adjusted vertically and horizontally.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, day of January, D. 1921; Y

Boissier ooNnoN.

this 4th Witness: l

H. L.r VAN SrcKiiL, Jr. 

